Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Syllogisms
1. Statements :
All the papers are books. All the bags are books. Some purses are bags.
Conclusions :
I. Some papers are bags.
II. Some books are papers.
III. Some books are purses.
- (A) Only (I)
- (B) Only (II) and (III)
- (C) Only (I) and (II)
- (D) Only (I) and (III)
2. Statements :
All the books are pencils. No pencil is eraser.
Conclusions :
I. All the pencils are books.
II. Some erasers are books.
III. No book is eraser.
IV. Some books are erasers.
- (A) Only (III)
- (B) Only (I) and (III)
- (C) Only (I) and (II)
- (D) Only (II) and (III)
3. Statement :
Some raises are promotions.
All promotions are hikes
All hikes are advance
Conclusion :
I. Some hikes are raises.
II. Some advances are not promotion.
- (A) Only I follows
- (B) Only II follows
- (C) Either I or II follows
- (D) Neither I nor II follows
4. Statements :
Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.
Conclusions :
I. Some cars are boxes.
II. No pen is jeep.
III. Some boxes are cars.
- (A) None of three
- (B) Only (I) and (II)
- (C) Only (I) and (III)
- (D) Only (II) and (III)
5. Statements :
All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.
Conclusions :
I. All the goats are lions.
II. All the lions are goats.
III. Some lions are goats.
IV. Some tigers are goats.
- (A) All the four
- (B) Only (I), (II) and (III)
- (C) Only (I), (III) and (IV)
- (D) Only (II), (III) and (IV)
6. Statement :
All the harmoniums are instruments. All instruments are flutes.
Conclusion :
I. All the flutes are instruments.
II. All the harmoniums are flutes.
- (A) Only I conclusion follows.
- (B) Only II conclusion follows.
- (C) Either I or II follows.
- (D) Neither I nor II follows.
7. Statement :
Some kings are queens. All the queens are beautiful.
Conclusion :
I. All the kings are beautiful
II. All the queens are kings.
- (A) Only I foloows
- (B) Only II follows
- (C) Either I or II follows
- (D) Neither I or II follows
8. Statements :
All the books are papers. Some papers are journals. Some journals are calendars.
Conclusions :
I. Some journals are books.
II. Some calendars are papers.
III. Some books are journals.
IV. Some books are calendars.
- (A) Only (I)
- (B) Only (II)
- (C) Only (III)
- (D) Only (IV)
9. Statements :
No mat is fan. Some fans are cars. All cars are shirts.
Conclusions :
I. All mats are cars.
II. All shirts are cars.
III. Some shirts are fans.
IV. No shirt is a mat.
- (A) Only either II or IV and III follow
- (B) Only I and II follow
- (C) Only IV follow
- (D) Only III follow
10. Statements :
No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.
Conclusions :
I. No door is cat.
II. No cat is door.
III. Some cats are dogs.
IV. All the cats are dogs.
- (A) Only (II) and (IV)
- (B) Only (I) and (III)
- (C) Only (III) and (IV)
- (D) Only (III)